Cap structure for a container outlet

ABSTRACT

The present invention relates to a cap structure for a container outlet, which comprises a cap body and a separating blocker, wherein the top side of said cap body is contrived into closed plate, and its bottom side is contrived into vent opening, a lateral side links top side and bottom side such as being surrounded as an unitary body; a hollow compartment is created in said internal round top of said cap body, and a hollow cap linking channel is formed near the other end of said bottom side, and said separating blocker is inserted at the joint of said hollow compartment in said cap body and said cap linking channel, its top side faces said hollow compartment, and its bottom side faces said cap linking channel. Any granule solid or liquid material being stuffed in said hollow compartment in said cap body can be separated and blocked from leaking, if said separating blocker is inserted in duly position. After said cap linking channel at said bottom side of said cap body being sleeved and engaged with the vent opening of the container, it provides drinking user the effect of quickly mixing over two materials with each other in said container.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention provides a cap structure for a container outlet,particularly a cap structure, which can be sleeved and engaged with abeverage container to conveniently provide the drinking user the effectof quickly mixing over two liquid beverages with each other in saidcontainer for mixing drinking.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Nowadays, all the conventional beverage containers only provide a singlebeverage. If consumer wants to have different flavor beverage for hispersonal preference, he usually has to mix two different beverages witheach other for drinking, such as mixing soda bubble beverage withalcoholic soft beverage, or mixing fruit beverage with soda bubblebeverage etc.

Moreover, the normal mixing way aforementioned is to pour the firstprime beverage into drinking cup, then pour the second minor beveragewith estimated quantity into such drinking cup for drinking. The mixingprocedure should be iterated each time for finishing every drinking cup,so that it causes inconvenience.

In view of the inconvenience in needful mixing variety of differentflavor beverages to satisfy with demand of consumer personal drinkinghabit and taste preference, the inventor of the present inventionmeticulously research and develop a cup structure in association withbeverage container. In the present invention, two different flavorbeverages of beverage G and beverage R can be separately filled in suchcap body and associated beverage container respectively. By turning suchcap body to move its internal separating blocker, which locating inbetween said cap body and associated beverage container, said beverage Rwill flow downwards into such associated beverage container, andimmediately mix with said beverage G wherein for instantaneous drinking;

For example, all the referential cases in prior art by the inventor ofthe present invention such as Taiwan Utility Patent Numbers 093212058,093212059 and 093207276 (License Number: M262462).

However, through continuously subsequent follow-up research such priorarts aforementioned, the inventor of the present invention finds outthere still is room for simplifying related parts and decreasingselling-price in association with cost. After thoroughly research andrevision, he originates the present invention in consequence of theachievement of breakthrough improvement.

SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT INVENTION

The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a capstructure for a container outlet, wherein the cap body can be stuffedwith any granule solid or liquid material to be mixed with anotherbeverages in the associated container, to achieve the effect of quicklymixing over two liquid beverages with each other; The main object is toenhance the economic effect by means of resimplifying the parts of thepresent invention, which results in more complying with the effect ofenvironmental protection due to decreasing the recycling quantity ofjunk.

In other words, the present invention originates a cap structure for acontainer outlet, which comprises a cap body and a separating blocker,wherein said cap body comprises a top side, a bottom and a lateral side,the top side of said cap body is contrived into closed plate, the bottomside is contrived into vent opening, the lateral side links top side andbottom side such as being surrounded as an unitary body; a hollowcompartment is formed of said internal top side of said cap body, and ahollow cap linking channel is formed near the other end of said bottomside; and the separating blocker is inserted at the joint of said hollowcompartment in said cap body and said cap linking channel, the top sidefaces said hollow compartment and the bottom side faces said cap linkingchannel respectively.

Any granule solid or liquid material being stuffed in the hollowcompartment in said cap body can be separated and blocked from leakingwhen said separating blocker is inserted in duly position.

After said cap linking channel at said bottom side of said cap bodybeing sleeved and engaged with the vent opening of the container, itprovides drinking user the effect of quickly mixing over two materialswith each other in said container outlet.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view according to a first preferredembodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a assembly perspective view according to a first preferredembodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view according to a first preferred embodiment ofthe present invention at work.

FIG. 4 is another sectional view according to the first preferredembodiment of the present invention at work.

FIG. 5 is a assembly perspective view according to a second preferredembodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view according to the second preferred embodimentof the present invention at work.

FIG. 7 is another sectional view according to the first preferredembodiment of the present invention at work.

FIG. 8 is a assembly sectional view according to a third preferredembodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 shows a sectional view taken along the direction indicated by aline A-A as shown in FIG. 8.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view according to the third preferred embodimentof the present invention at work.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of another cap body of the preferredembodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view according to a fourth preferred embodimentof the present invention.

FIG. 13 is another perspective view according to a fourth preferredembodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a sectional view according to a fourth preferred embodimentof the present invention at work.

FIG. 15 is another sectional view according to a fourth preferredembodiment of the present invention at work.

FIG. 16 is another sectional view according to a fourth preferredembodiment of the present invention at work.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the first preferred embodiment of thepresent invention comprise:

a cap body 10, which contains a top side 11, a bottom side 12 and alateral side 13, wherein said top side 11 is contrived into closedplate, said bottom side 12 is contrived into vent opening, then saidlateral side 13 links top side 11 and bottom side 12 such as beingsurrounded as all unitary body; hence, a hollow compartment 14 is formedof in said internal top side 11 of said cap body 10 to contain anygranule, powder or liquid material, and a hollow cap linking channel 15is formed near the other end of said bottom side 12 such that itsaperture is slightly greater than the outer diameter of the vent opening31 of the container outlet 30;

thus, said hollow compartment 14 and said cap linking channel 15 arelinked to enable pass through each other, an additional locking flange16 is also form at their joint; and

a separating blocker 20 is inserted in between said hollow compartment14 and said cap linking channel 15 of said cap body 10 inside; wherein,said top side 21 faces said hollow compartment 14, and its bottom side22 faces said cap linking channel 15, and a locking groove ring 24 iscreated on its ring lateral 23 to be engaged with said locking flange 16of said cap body 10 in order to temporarily prevent pre-stuffed materialinside from leaking out of said hollow compartment 14.

Referring to FIG. 2 to FIG. 4, a different flavor beverage R is firststuffed in said hollow compartment 14 of said cap body 10; then, saidseparating blocker 20 is inserted into said cap linking channel 15through said bottom side 12;

Until said locking groove ring 24 on said ring lateral 23 of saidseparating blocker 20 is engaged with said locking flange 16 of said capbody in position, it can prevent pre-stuffed beverage R inside fromleaking out of said hollow compartment 14;

Continuously, said cap linking channel 15 at said bottom side 12 of saidcap body 10 is sleeved and engaged with said vent opening 31 of saidcontainer 30 such that said vent opening 31 being contact with saidbottom side 22 of said separating blocker 20; thus, said container 30and said cap body 10 can separately keep different constituent or flavorbeverage G and beverage R respectively without mixing each othertemporarily by means of separating blocker 20 in between (as shown inFIG. 3);

If drinking user wants to mix said beverage G and said beverage R fordrinking, he can press to the way of said container 30 by force on saidtop side 11 of said cap body 10 so that said locking groove ring 24 onsaid ring lateral 23 of said separating blocker 20 disengages from saidlocking flange 16 of said cap body 10 by means of upwards pushing forceof said vent opening 31 at said container 30.

Moreover, said separating blocker 20 keeps on moving into said hollowcompartment 14 and lets said beverage R inside flow downwards into saidcontainer 30 to mix with said beverage G wherein (as shown in FIG. 4).

Referring to FIG. 5 to FIG. 7, illustrated is the second preferredembodiment of the present invention, wherein said cap linking channel 15on said bottom side 12 of said cap body 10 is created to have a femalethread 151 in its internal side; said vent opening 31 of said container30 a is formed to have a male thread 32 at its outer surface; and saidfemale thread 151 is to screw engagement with said male thread 32 (asshown in FIG. 5);

By turning force on said lateral side 13 of said cap body 10, it savesmuch force to bring said separating blocker 20 downwards together sothat said locking groove ring 24 of said separating blocker 20disengages from said locking flange 16 of said cap body 10 a by means ofupwards pushing force of said vent opening 31 at said container 30 a;Moreover, it also achieves the effect of mixing said beverage R withsaid beverage G (as shown in FIG. 7).

Referring to FIG. 8 to FIG. 10, illustrated is the third preferredembodiment of the present invention, wherein the outer diameter of saidseparating blocker 20 a is slightly smaller than the internal diameterof said hollow compartment 14 b inside of said cap body 10 b;

Moreover, some fracturable bridge rings 25 are inserted into the ringgap in between said ring lateral 23 a and said hollow compartment 14 binside of said cap body 10 b (as shown in FIG. 9), Then, the granules ofthe solid food are stuffed into said hollow compartment 14 (as shown inFIG. 8);

If drinking user wants to mix said solid food S and said beverage G fordrinking, he can turn said cap body 10 b to break said fracturablebridge rings 25 by means of revolving force, Thus, it not only let thegranules of said solid food S in said hollow compartment 14 fall intosaid container 30, but also achieves the effect of mixing said solidfood S with said beverage G (as shown in FIG. 10).

Referring to FIG. 11, illustrated is another design type in theappearance of said cap body 10 c of the present invention, wherein saidlateral side 13 c of said cap body 10 c is in polygon shape to enhancethe convenience of finger-grip and force-exerting.

Referring to FIG. 12 to FIG. 13, illustrated is the fourth preferredembodiment of the present invention, wherein the lower end of saidbottom side 12 of said cap body 10 is attached a safety collet 40 withfracturable rib 41, Thus, it prevents said separating blocker 20 a fromunduly displacement, which might resulting in leakage out of saidbeverage R in said hollow compartment 14, due to unexpected force actingon said cap body 10.

Referring to FIG. 14 to FIG. 16, the drinking user must pull said safetycollet 40, which being attached the lower end of said cap body 10, tobreak and remove said fracturable rib 41 along with said safety collet40 (as shown in FIG. 14);

Continuously, he can exert the turning force on said cap body 10 to letsaid separating blocker 20 move towards said hollow compartment 14 (asshown in FIG. 15), Thus, said beverage R is allowed to flow downwardsinto said container 30 to achieve the effect of mixing with saidbeverage G (as shown in FIG. 16).

1. A cap structure for a container outlet, comprising: a cap body, whichcontains a top side, a bottom side and a lateral side, wherein said topside is contrived into closed plate, said bottom side is contrived intovent opening, said lateral side links top side and bottom side such asbeing surrounded as an unitary body; a hollow compartment is created insaid internal top side of said cap body to contain any granule, powderor liquid material, and a hollow cap linking channel is formed near theother end of said bottom side; said hollow compartment and said caplinking channel are linked to enable pass through each other; and aseparating blocker which contains a top side, a bottom side and alateral side; wherein, said top side faces said hollow compartment, andsaid bottom side faces said cap linking channel, and said lateral sideis inserted in the joint of said hollow compartment and said cap linkingchannel inside said cap body in order to temporarily prevent pre-stuffedmaterial inside from leaking out of said hollow compartment.
 2. A capstructure for a container as recited in claim 1, wherein a lockingflange is created at the joint of said hollow compartment in said capbody and said cap linking channel, and a locking groove ring is formedon said lateral side of said separating blocker;
 3. A cap structure fora container as recited in claim 1, wherein said cap linking channel onsaid bottom side of said cap body is created to have a female thread inits internal side, said vent opening of said container is formed to havea male thread at its outer surface and said female thread is to screwengagement with said male thread.
 4. A cap structure for a container asrecited in claim 1, wherein the outer diameter of said separatingblocker is slightly smaller than the internal diameter of said hollowcompartment inside of said cap body, and some fracturable bridge ringsare inserted into the ring gap in between said ring lateral and saidhollow compartment inside of said cap body.
 5. A cap structure for acontainer as recited in claim 1, wherein said lateral side of said capbody is in polygon shape to enhance the convenience of finger-grip andforce-exerting.
 6. A cap structure for a container as recited in claim1, the lower end of said bottom side of said cap body is attached asafety collet with fracturable rib.